Watch: Hooker sees red for eye-gouge

La Rochelle hooker Pierre Bourgarit received a red card for making contact with Tom Curry’s eyes during his side’s Champions Cup defeat by Sale Sharks.

Watch: Du Plessis’ Champions Cup red card

Montpellier lock Jacques du Plessis was shown a red card for throwing an elbow at a driving maul in their Champions Cup win over Gloucester.

Boks light up Champions Cup

Cobus Reinach, Jan Serfontein and Rohan Janse van Rensburg all scored to help the Northampton Saints, Montpellier and Sale Sharks to respective victories in round two of the European Champions Cup.

Coetzee stars as Ulster continue winning run

Marcell Coetzee put in a Man of the Match performance to help Ulster claim an 18-13 win over Clermont in the Champions Cup in Belfast on Friday.

Watch: Marler’s bizarre interview

England prop Joe Marler took the phrase ‘get back on the horse’ to new limits in this hilarious interview before his return to Harlequins.

Montpellier bid farewell to Du Plessis

French Top 14 giants Montpellier have confirmed prop Jannie du Plessis will leave the club after being heavily linked with a move to the Lions.

Sarries slapped with fine for European no-show

Saracens have been fined an undisclosed amount for failing to attend the launch of the 2019-20 European Champions Cup.

Wales’ injury crisis deepens

Wales prop Tomas Francis has been ruled out for up to four months due to the injury he sustained after a collision with Duane Vermeulen at the World Cup.

Where to next for World Cup winners?

SARugbymag.co.za looks at where the 33 World Cup-winning Springboks will feature in the lead-up to the 2020 Test season.

Saffas Abroad: Coetzee helps Ulster to victory

SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s first round of European Champions and Challenge Cup matches involving South African players.